diff --git a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
index 2a1ec22720..d9a1614124 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/e2fsprogs/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'e2fsprogs'
 pkgname=e2fsprogs
 version=1.42.6
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-htree --enable-elf-shlibs --disable-fsck
 --enable-e2initrd-helper --disable-rpath --with-root-prefix=/usr
 --disable-uuidd --disable-libuuid --disable-libblkid
 --enable-symlink-build --enable-symlink-install
---libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --disable-static"
+--libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib"
 make_install_args="install-libs"
 makedepends="pkg-config libuuid-devel libblkid-devel"
 subpackages="$pkgname-devel $pkgname-libs"
@@ -32,4 +32,7 @@ post_install() {
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/libuuid*
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/include/uuid
 	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/pkgconfig/uuid*
+
+	# Remove static libs.
+	rm -f ${DESTDIR}/usr/lib/*.a
 }